Queen Of Jordan: Global Leadership Matters

Many continue that long walk to this day. The cruel irony is that far from reaching “freedom,” numbers of countless innocents die en route. And given that every 20 minutes, someone is forced to flee his or her home somewhere in the world, even more will embark on that terrible journey.

In 2016 alone, 65.6 million displaced mothers, fathers and children were forced to walk away from everything they held dear to embark on the longest and most dangerous voyage of their lives in search of safe haven.

It pledged a 30% increase in humanitarian financing and a doubling of the number of slots for refugee resettlement to wealthy nations. They promised to provide critical relief and support to strategic allies and partners — such as Jordan. In turn, refugee-hosting nations agreed to make policy changes to provide greater access to jobs and education for refugees.